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Tuesday 21 July 2015
ASRock reorganizing China operation
ASRock has recently started a business reorganization and is significantly adjusting its operation team in China, looking to raise the proportion of China employees to enhance its...
Monday 20 July 2015
Korea makers rebuilding OLED momentum as China LCD capacity rises
With China expected to surpass Korea in 8G TFT LCD capacity in 2016, coupled with new 10.5G capacity expected to be unleashed in 2018, Korea panel makers are starting to show more...
Monday 20 July 2015
China push for LTPS expansion likely to affect HD panel pricing, says MIC
HD panels were the market mainstream among China's newly released smartphone models and smartphone shipments in the second half of 2014. As HD panels have become a mainstay, several...
Monday 20 July 2015
Digitimes Research: Greater China makers to see smartwatch panel shipments achieve 73% CAGR from 2014-2017
Panel makers in Greater China expect to see smartwatch panel shipments achieve a CAGR of 73.2% from 2014-2017 and a CAGR of 46.1% for smart wristbands as they further invest into...
Friday 17 July 2015
China market: Xiaomi launches Mi TV 2S
Xiaomi Technology has launched the Mi TV 2S, which features a Samsung 48-inch 4K resolution display and an aluminum frame that is 9.9mm thick, according to a China-based sohu.com...
Friday 17 July 2015
Digitimes Research: Shrinking tablet market prompts China touch panel supply chain to look for growth elsewhere
With demand for white-box tablets gradually shrinking and China's brand tablet shipments also performing weaker than expected, China-based touch panel and touch controller IC firms...
Friday 17 July 2015
China market: Prices for China-produced LED light tubes fall to below CNY10
In the China market, retail prices for LED light tubes launched by China-based vendors/makers have dropped by about 30% to below CNY10 (US$1.60) per tube, already close to the CNY8-9...
Thursday 16 July 2015
Accelerometer, gyro prices fall
Prices for MEMS accelerometers and gyroscopes fell to as low as US$0.20 in the second quarter of 2015, down more than 30% from year-ago levels, according to industry sources.
Thursday 16 July 2015
Microsoft may increase smartphone outsourcing as it closes China plants
Microsoft has closed its China-based handset manufacturing plants in Beijing and Dongguang, a move which will pave the way for the company to increase outsourcing of smartphones to...
Wednesday 15 July 2015
Digitimes Research: Tsinghua Unigroup acquisition of Micron faces difficulties, but is a must for China for further development
According to a Wall Street Journal report on July 14, China's Tsinghua Unigroup is planning to spend US$23 billion (or US$21 per share) to acquire US-based Micron Technology. The...
Wednesday 15 July 2015
China market: 4G handset shipments soar in 1H15
China shipped a total of 237 million handsets in the first half of 2015, rising 7.4% from a year earlier, with shipments of 4G models increasing 381.8% on year to 195 million units,...
Tuesday 14 July 2015
Digitimes Research: Touch IC developers turning to fingerprint sensors
With China handset brand vendors starting to launch flagship products with fingerprint sensors in the second half of 2014, touch controller IC players who have seen thinning profitability...
Monday 13 July 2015
Korea makers pushing AMOLED as China ramps up LCD production
Korea panel makers are continuing to push AMOLED development as China makers are expected to surpass Korea in LCD panel capacity in 2016 due to new and expanded production on 8G li...
Friday 10 July 2015
US revised tariffs weaken competitiveness of China PV modules
The US Department of Commerce has finalized the revisions to anti-dumping and anti-subsidization tariff rates originally imposed on China-based PV module makers in October 2012, hiking...
Friday 10 July 2015
Pegatron to expand capacity at China-based subsidiary
Pegatron Technology will expand the production capacity of PegaGlobe (Kunshan), its subsidiary in eastern China, with an investment of NT$508 billion (US$16.4 million), according...